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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST TUE FEB 15 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    246 PM  68    1954  35     24       26       
  MINIMUM         36    546 AM -14    1936  17     19        6       
  AVERAGE         48                        26     22       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 2003   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      0.55   1.08     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.07                      2.91   0.16     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      1.58   0.89     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  2003   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       4.2    0.7     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      20.7   -4.6     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      25.6   -8.4     40.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        39    -22       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       579   -148      688       
  SINCE DEC 1   2866                      3191   -325     3135       
  SINCE JUL 1   3947                      4491   -544     4400       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  42 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        75      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -17      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   549 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         57    413 PM  69    1954  35     22       29       
  MINIMUM         37    834 AM  -6    1936  19     18        8       
  AVERAGE         47                        27     20       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 2003   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.50   0.58     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.18                      2.82   0.36     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.01                      1.50   0.51     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.6  1990   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         3.2   MM        9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        16.3  -16.3     29.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                      18.7  -17.3     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        38    -20       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  415                       553   -138      661       
  SINCE DEC 1   2817                      3079   -262     3104       
  SINCE JUL 1   3982                      4301   -319     4404       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -15      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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